Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 2384
IC 2384 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 376.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 376.3 million light-years (115.37 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 96,900 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.92 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.39 |
| Luminosity | 1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 34m 23.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 26′ 05″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.39. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 376 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6,675.1 billion years.